Volcano Country
Current location : Gattières, France
12/Mar/09 to 15/Mar/09 : from Surabaya up to Mt. Bromo, East Java
Bitten by a rat on Ferry boat to Java Island
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Boat companions, Pak Wahyu and his family, on our 18hrs ferry trip from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, Java Island From 10/Mar/09 to 11/Mar/09 : Banjarmasin to Surabaya on RoRo ferry The 2 days ride across quiet country roads of S. Kalimantan took me into its busy provincial capital of BanjarMasin. It’s a […]
South Kalimantan’s quiet country roads
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current location : Gattières, France This is the kind of quiet country road of South Kalimantan that greeted me. Loved it. From 07/Mar/09 to 10/Mar/09 : ride from Samarinda to Banjarmasin Eight days passed since we (Kuda & I) entered Indonesia’s East Kalimantan on a fishing boat. We encountered […]
Borneo’s incredible jungle roads
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current location : Gattières, France 2nd day midnight : this heavy truck could not get out despite being pulled by 2 other trucks simultaneously. The road is blocked. We spent our 2nd evening here … Iwan, the driver of the truck I hitched a ride with, had wanted to drive all night. 03/Mar/09 to 06/Mar/09 : From […]
On Borneo’s Tarakan island : Passport is confiscated, held ransom 3 days by a corrupt Chief Immigration officer …
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current location : Gattières, France Putting so much faith on an old winch with rusted thin wire produced cold sweat on my palms. From 28/Feb/09 to 03/Mar/09 28/Feb/09. Just before dawn, the shadow of Tarakan island and its flickering lights in the horizon slowly came into view. In the low tide, Captain […]
Borneo Island : The D.I.Y. of sea crossing on a fishing boat from Tawau, Sabah into Indonesia’s E.Kalimantan
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current Location : Gattières, France Last entry date : 08/Jun/09 Off we sailed on 27/Feb/09 evening towards the Indonesian port of Tarakan on the fishing boat KM Slalu Ada. The captain annonced the weather looks fine for the ride. From 24/Feb/09 to 27/Feb/09 Up till now, armed with a valid passport […]
A slow ride across Sabah, Malaysia’s Borneo
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current Location : Perth, Australia Last entry date : 26/Apr/09 Sunday market at Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, capital city of Sabah. From 19/Feb/09 to 27/Feb/09 …. enjoy the photos
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current Location : Perth, Australia Last entry date : 25/Apr/09 This cute little fella is Jarvis Leow. And he is ready to play !! From 07/Feb/09 to 19/Feb/09 … enjoy the photos, will fill in the travel tales soon
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current Location : Perth, Australia Last entry date : 18/Apr/09 On way to visit the Sleeping Buddha inside a Temple cave above a bay north of Prachuap Khirikhan. From 30/Jan/09 to 06/Feb/09 …. enjoy the photos, will fill in the travel tales soon
Discovering Laos – from Luang Prabang to Ventiane
PT Indotama Sakti Sejahtera Current Location : Melbourne, Australia Last entry date : 03/Apr/09 Hello … from Vang Viang !! From 28/Jan/09 to 30/Jan/09 … enjoy the photos, will fill in travel tales as soon as possible (… still working on how to get this done quickly while out on the road).
